Dingalan, officially the Municipality of Dingalan, Municipal District of Dingalan (Tagalog: Bayan ng Dingalan; Ilocano: Ili ti Dingalan), is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Aurora, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 27,878 people. [3]
Dingalan | |
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Municipality | |
Municipality of Dingalan, Municipal District of Dingalan | |
Municipal government grounds | |
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Nickname: Gateway to Southern Tagalog | |
Motto(s): Positibo, Agresibo, Progresibong Pagbabago | |
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![]() ![]() Dingalan Location within the Philippines | |
Coordinates: 15°23′N 121°24′E | |
Country | Philippines |
Region | Central Luzon |
Province | Aurora |
District | Lone district |
Founded | 1962 |
Barangays | 11 (see Barangays) |
Government | |
• Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
• Mayor | Shierwin H. Taay |
• Vice Mayor | Edgardo R. Galvez |
• Representative | Rommel Rico T. Angara |
• Municipal Council | Members
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• Electorate | 17,233 voters (2019) |
Area | |
• Total | 304.55 km2 (117.59 sq mi) |
Elevation | 272 m (892 ft) |
Highest elevation | 1,367 m (4,485 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 27,878 |
• Density | 92/km2 (240/sq mi) |
• Households | 5,706 |
Economy | |
• Income class | 3rd municipal income class |
• Poverty incidence | 12.73% (2018)[4] |
• Revenue | ₱150,886,414.30 (2020) |
• Assets | ₱310,591,652.70 (2020) |
• Expenditure | ₱144,036,508.77 (2020) |
• Liabilities | ₱70,750,062.17 (2020) |
Service provider | |
• Electricity | Aurora Electric Cooperative (AURELCO) |
Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
ZIP code | 3207 |
PSGC | |
IDD : area code | +63 (0)42 |
Native languages | Umiray Dumaget Tagalog Ilocano |
Website | www |
Dingalan has several caves, of which the Lamao Caves are the best known. The rough shoreline and very high waves of Dingalan makes it attractive to surfers.
Dingalan, formerly just a barangay, was created a municipal district within the municipality of Baler in 1956.[5] It was declared a town in 1962.[6]
From November 30 to December 3, 2004, the town was wiped out by the tropical storms Violeta, Winnie, and Yoyong. The town benefited by relief efforts from foreign traders, some Christian groups, La Salle Greenhills, and the Philippine National Red Cross.
Due to its distance from Aurora's capital Baler, Dingalan has been pushing to be included in Nueva Ecija instead since the 1990s. Services from Palayan City, the capital of Nueva Ecija, is closer. Currently, there are no roads that directly connect Dingalan to Baler.
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 304.55 square kilometres (117.59 sq mi) [7] constituting 9.68% of the 3,147.32-square-kilometre- (1,215.19 sq mi) total area of Aurora.
Dingalan is situated approximately 183 kilometres (114 mi) north-east of Manila. It is bounded on the north by San Luis, west by Gabaldon and General Tinio (Nueva Ecija) and Doña Remedios Trinidad (Bulacan), south by General Nakar (Quezon), and east by the Benham Rise or Plateau and Philippine Sea.
It is a small town with one main cemented road with branching alleys. Further south of the town proper are the barangays of Aplaya, Butas na Bato, Matawe, Ibona, Dikapanikian and Umiray. The premier barangay north of the town is Paltic. All of the barangays are located on the seashore, except for Poblacion and two barangays located in the mountains. The whole town is mountainous due to the Sierra Madre Mountains. The Umiray River separates the town from Quezon Province.
Dingalan is politically subdivided into 11 barangays.[8]
PSGC | Barangay | Population | ±% p.a. | |||
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2020 [3] | 2010 [9] | |||||
037705001 | Aplaya | 6.5% | 1,802 | 1,619 | ▴ | 1.03% |
037705002 | Butas Na Bato | 3.3% | 909 | 813 | ▴ | 1.08% |
037705003 | Matawe (Cabog) | 12.0% | 3,356 | 3,090 | ▴ | 0.80% |
037705004 | Caragsacan | 10.7% | 2,992 | 2,729 | ▴ | 0.89% |
037705005 | Davildavilan | 3.7% | 1,036 | 992 | ▴ | 0.42% |
037705006 | Dikapanikian | 1.4% | 404 | 387 | ▴ | 0.41% |
037705007 | Ibona | 13.0% | 3,624 | 3,185 | ▴ | 1.25% |
037705009 | Paltic | 18.2% | 5,075 | 5,029 | ▴ | 0.09% |
037705010 | Poblacion | 3.9% | 1,084 | 1,091 | ▾ | −0.06% |
037705011 | Tanawan | 2.9% | 820 | 656 | ▴ | 2.16% |
037705013 | Umiray (Malamig) | 15.7% | 4,380 | 3,963 | ▴ | 0.96% |
Total | 27,878 | 23,554 | ▴ | 1.63% |
Climate data for Dingalan, Aurora | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 26 (79) |
27 (81) |
29 (84) |
31 (88) |
31 (88) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
30 (86) |
29 (84) |
29 (84) |
28 (82) |
27 (81) |
29 (84) |
Average low °C (°F) | 20 (68) |
20 (68) |
21 (70) |
22 (72) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
24 (75) |
23 (73) |
23 (73) |
22 (72) |
21 (70) |
22 (72) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 21 (0.8) |
18 (0.7) |
16 (0.6) |
18 (0.7) |
65 (2.6) |
102 (4.0) |
112 (4.4) |
95 (3.7) |
91 (3.6) |
99 (3.9) |
58 (2.3) |
49 (1.9) |
744 (29.2) |
Average rainy days | 6.8 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 7.1 | 16.1 | 20.2 | 22.6 | 21.6 | 20.9 | 16.0 | 9.0 | 9.3 | 160.9 |
Source: Meteoblue (modeled/calculated data, not measured locally)[10] |
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1960 | 3,368 | — |
1970 | 6,616 | +6.98% |
1975 | 7,591 | +2.80% |
1980 | 8,702 | +2.77% |
1990 | 14,475 | +5.22% |
1995 | 19,325 | +5.56% |
2000 | 20,157 | +0.91% |
2007 | 21,992 | +1.21% |
2010 | 23,554 | +2.53% |
2015 | 25,482 | +1.51% |
2020 | 27,878 | +1.78% |
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority [11] [9] [12][13] |
In the 2020 census, Dingalan had a population of 27,878. [3] The population density was 92 inhabitants per square kilometre (240/sq mi).
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Baler (capital) | |
Municipalities | |
Barangays | See: List of barangays in Aurora |